Ivanovski v Commissioner for NSW Fair Trading, Department of Finance and Services [2013] NSWADT 274

Administrative Decisions Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Ivanovski v Commissioner for NSW Fair Trading, Department of Finance and Services [2013] NSWADT 274 Hearing dates: 7 November 2013 Decision date: 02 December 2013 Jurisdiction: General Division Before: A Scahill, Judicial Member Decision: The decision of the Respondent to refuse the Applicant's application for a contractor's licence in the category of "general building work" is affirmed. Legislation Cited: Home Building Act 1989 Home Building Regulation 2004 Licensing and Registration (Uniform Procedures) Act 2002 Cases Cited: Locking v Department of Finance and Services [2013] NSWADT 239 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Borce Ivanovski (Applicant) Department of Finance and Services (Respondent) File Number(s): No 133228

reasons for decision

Introduction 1Mr Ivanovski has applied for a review of a decision to refuse his application to vary his current Roof Plumbing licence to a contractor's licence in the category of "general building work." The Department of Finance and Services refused that application because Mr Ivanovski had not demonstrated that he has a minimum of two years relevant industry experience in a wide range of building construction work. 2Mr Ivanovski told the Tribunal that his father had been a builder and that as a result he had spent much of his life on building sites. He was a licensed roof plumber, a director in his business Crown Roofing Pty Ltd. He produced letters in support from both licensed and lay people which spoke highly of the quality of his work. He had been an Owner/ Builder constructing a garage at his home.